Productive Failure: A New Paradigm for Learning with Manu Kapur
Productive Failure: A New Paradigm for Learning with Manu Kapur
What if the best way to learn isn’t to get it right the first time—but to fail first?
In this episode of Inside Learning, we’re joined by Manu Kapur, author of Productive Failure. Kapur introduces a radical shift in how we think abou…
The Power of Productive Failure with Manu Kapur (Part 3 Finale)
In this final part of our compelling trilogy, Manu Kapur, author of Productive Failure, returns to uncover the psychology behind effective learning. Discover why failing first can drive deeper understanding, greater retention, and lasting mastery.
Hosted by Aidan McCullen, this episode explores re…
The Science of Learning: Mastering the Holy Grail of Transfer and AI with Prof. Dr. Manu Kapur
🎙️ Episode 7 - The Science of Learning: Productive Failure, AI, and Mastering the Holy Grail of Transfer with Prof. Dr. Manu Kapur
Why do we cram for an exam only to forget everything a week later? And why is applying knowledge in a new context - transfer - so incredibly difficult?
In this essenti…
12th Feb: Assessment Horizons 2026: Feedback, Failure, and the Future of Learning
In this week's episode, Tim Burnett chats with Rosie Applin and Dr Simon Child from Cambridge University Press & Assessment about the upcoming Assessment Horizons Conference 2026. They discuss:
The emotional science of feedback and why understanding learners' emotional responses is critical for ef…
420: Productive Failure with Dr. Manu Kapur
In today's episode, I sit down with Dr. Manu Kapur, a professor of learning sciences, to delve into his unique approach to education: productive failure. Dr. Kapur explains how intentionally designing failure within the learning process can lead to deeper understanding and greater knowledge retenti…
172 - Julia Chatain: Embodied Learning and Educational Technology in Mathematics and Beyond (REAIR)
Adani chats with Dr. Julia Chatain, Senior Scientist at the Singapore-ETH Centre of ETH Zürich. Julia is a computer scientist and learning scientist responsible for building a new research program, “Future Embodied Learning Technologies” (FELT), focusing on exploring AI-powered embodied learning in…
The Value of Productive Failure
Get ready to rethink how you teach! Dr. Manu Kapur's surprising research shows how productive failure actually leads to longer lasting understanding and memory than direct instruction! How is it possible that failing can help us learn better than getting something right? Listen to find out!
Manu …
Learning Crochet: Why Mistakes Are the Secret to Mastery | S2 Ep19
Have you ever confidently announced, "I'm almost done," only to discover you completely omitted an entire section of a crochet pattern? You aren't alone. In this episode of Exploration Crochet, host ReRe confesses to making hundreds of crochet mistakes and explains why every single one of them is a…
Let's Normalize Failure (The Right Kind) | Manu Kapur
An expert in failure shows us how to find success in the most counterintuitive way. Manu Kapur is currently the Director of the Singapore-ETH Center, and Professor for Learning Sciences and Higher Education at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where he also directs The Future Learning Initiative (FLI). Ma…
Why Students Learn More When They Fail: Manu Kapur on Productive Failure
What if struggling with a problem before you know how to solve it actually helps you learn? My guest is Manu Kapur, the learning scientist who developed the influential concept of productive failure. His research challenges one of our most common assumptions about teaching: that the best way to hel…
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